Word: diets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Have you ever thought about private practice? You could be sitting in some mahogany-paneled office, Oriental rugs on the floor, a silver tea service instead of warm diet Coke from the vending machine and leftover plastic cups half-filled with day-old Slim-Fast...
Everyone tells the models they're gorgeous, but as long as they work they must guard against imperfection -- the bloodshot eye, the puffy face. They diet rigorously, and smoke to keep the weight off. Even on good days, models fret that they are not perfect enough. "A girl comes to a shoot with a pimple, and everyone's mumbling about her," says Kevyn Aucoin, a New York makeup artist. "She feels like she should commit suicide...
...that respect, the Iceman has already yielded a trove of detail. He was a 20- to 40-year-old man, about 160 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) tall, with tattoos in the shape of crosses and lines. The wear on his teeth suggests a diet of meat and stone-ground meal. (An analysis of his stomach contents may yield more information about his eating habits.) Well equipped for an Alpine trip, he wore a jacket of tanned leather stitched together with fine thongs. His leather boots were lined with hay to keep out the winter chill...
Whatever the benefits of manipulation and massage, many chiropractors admit that at least some of their success stems from their attentive manner and holistic approach to disease. Practitioners tend to discuss a patient's entire life-style, emphasizing stress reduction, a healthful diet, exercise and maybe even a change in work habits. Patients love it, especially after experiencing the sometimes narrow approach of medical specialists, who may thoroughly examine a body part without a hint of interest in the human being...
...have to live with chronic back pain or undergo radical disk surgery, with no guarantee of success. Then she found a chiropractor who, she recalls, "did all kinds of wonderful things." In addition to spinal manipulation, the practitioner served up a potpourri of health-care advice on everything from diet to correct posture and toning up muscles in the stomach and lower back. Now, she says, "my back is almost perfect. My body feels aligned; it feels straight...